Through the SAVI network, we wanted to create a spark that would lead to innovation and refresh the telecommunications industry in Canada.

It really helped to have Jennifer hone in and focus on a specific challenge. We got a lot out of our investment.

With this technology, users will be able to navigate their way through a large shopping mall, track down their lost cell phone, or even more accurately monitor their progress with a smartphone fitness app.

While lighting sensors aren’t new, this new system is both energy-efficient and wireless, giving unique advantages.

The person who can translate the needs of a client into a developed product holds the key to success. This process not only involves understanding the nuts and bolts of the technology, but also those of the business environment.

As a graduate student, and Kukuzoo Studio’s new research media director, Gurjeev needed to learn how to effectively build a team of like-minded individuals with various expertises. He turned to two Mitacs Step workshops, team building and effective communication, to develop the business skills he was lacking.

The Mitacs Elevate program gave me the opportunity to work collaboratively with others and it opened my eyes to the industrial world of "deliverables" and "milestones".

Rafael Falcon had no idea that winning a poster competition organized by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa would generate the attention needed to land his dream job.

Mitacs-Accelerate is allowing our company to create an off-the-shelf and user-friendly tool that will allow artists to add 3D layers to their work in spatial drawing applications. We hope that it eventually become an industry-standard stereoscopic 3D animation tool.

From Angry Birds to Google Maps, there seems to be an endless number of mobile phone applications for Smartphones. But how many apps can help save a life?

Side Effects Software turned to Yeleiny Bonilla through Mitacs Accelerate for web performance expertise.